Many believe cracking knuckles weakens grip. However, scientific studies show this habit does not reduce grip strength.

Good news: Scientists think they know what makes knuckles crack. How did we not know that already? It turns out the subject has actually been a topic of debate for more than half a century. In a study ...

There’s something oddly satisfying about cracking your knuckles. That quick pop can feel like releasing pressure after a long day, but somewhere along the line, it got a bad reputation. You’ve ...

The popping sound habitual knuckle crackers make may be annoying — or even alarming — but are they actually harming themselves? The research is somewhat limited but generally concludes that ...

Hearing “snap, crackle, pop!” with no visible sign of the Rice Krispie trio can only mean one thing: snapping joints—likely knuckle cracking, to be more specific. Whether or not the sensation happens ...

Cracking your knuckles might feel satisfying, but it often earns disapproving looks or even dire warnings. For decades, people have believed that this seemingly harmless habit could lead to arthritis ...

Nearly all of us have experienced our joints ‘pop’ at some point in our lives. Whether it was from cracking our knuckles, getting adjusted by a chiropractor, or the inadvertent sound that sometimes ...

When you’re feeling a bit tense or nervous, it’s not unusual to crack your knuckles. It may even be something you do for fun or heard other people do when you were growing up. Some people crack ...

Whether you love it or hate it, cracking knuckles is a common habit we've likely all done at some point. It's one of life's simple pleasures for some people, who crave the satisfying "pop" and ...

If you're a kid, chances are you either crack your knuckles or know someone who cracks theirs. You might have been told (by annoyed parents, perhaps?) that you'll develop arthritis if you keep up such ...